Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-12
AaIs1oNlAN PUBLIC.
The Charming O~rationists of Yankt0n
College In their Third Attempt at

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The Charming Orationists of Yankt0n
Public Speaking.
So attractive are the publics given by
the different literary societies of Yank-
ton college that the chapel is no longer
large enough to accommodate COM
fortably the audiences which assemble
upon occasions when the students are
to appear in public, An opinion of this
nature has long prevailed and last nights
Demonstration has set tled the question.
The youthful statesmen and orators of
Yankton college must have more space
in which to g%esticulate and wax elo-
quent in speech.
latter, gave their third annual public
last night, and of all the publics yet
given in Yankton college chapel this
event is entitled to the highest Donors.
The young ladies in rendering the pro-
gramme acquitted themselves most ad-
mlrably, and with grace and manner SO
easy and natural that the difference be-
tween young men and young ladies as
speakers was decidedly in favor of the
ladies. In the speeches of last evening
there was nothing mechanical or super
hdous.
The programme which was moi too
long, opened with prayer. The reading
OF the minutes of the last meeting was
dispensed with and the members re.
sponded to the calling of the roll by
quoting sone one of Shakespeare's wise
sayings.
Following this came music, a scripture
recitation, and an extempore on floods by
Miss Nellie Miner. who flooded the
room with smiles. The quartette sang
and Miss Rowe then paid homage to the
newspapers in choice language.
"Resolved, That the conduct OF
Xantippe was lustifiable." In a
debate on this question Miss
Minnie Watrous argued for the afiirma-
tive and Miss Kitty Brooks defended
Socrates. In the choice of Judges, Prof.
E. O. Norton's sympathy and love for
Socrates disbsrred him from q position
and Prof. j. T. Shaw so loved Xantippe
that ha could not ac;. Finally General
Beadle, o. Fl. Carney and Mrs. M.
Walker were chosen and the debate
opened. Miss Watroas in a bali hours
address extolled the virtues of Xantippe,
and then Miss Brooks consumed about
the sene length of time in defending
the "henpecked" Socrates. Miss Brooks
argued against popular opinion and
against one of the brightest Aristonians
of Yankton college, and Notwithstanding
the fact that Miss Watrous secured a
victory, Miss Brooks effort was very
credItable. Through the arguments on
both sides q vein of wit and sarcasm
flowed which would have been enjoyed
by the most solemn representatives of
mankind.
The trial scene from Shakespere's
Merchant OF Venice was rendered by
eight of the members of the Aristonians,
Miss Alice Kingubury i~mpersonatIng
the Duke of Venice. Miss Nellie Miner,
Antonio, Miss Bessie Russell, Bassanio,
Miss Ssccombe and Miss Jeannette
| Walker, Grstiano and Salarino, Miss q.
M, Hyde Shylock Miss Lucy Dewey
Portia, and Miss Abbie Phillips, Nerissa
Zach part was admirably taken and
rendered, but particularly in the parts
of Portia by Miss Dewey and Shylock by
Miss Hyde were study and through APP
probation of the subject displayed.
The A%rlstonians may well be proud Of
their literary effort.